got my car back after axle replacement

[yasuro]

so last monday my car's rear end made a horrendous racket on the highway. i was going 70 in 6th. i have a 2011 GT, brembo, with a 3.73 rear end. my car had 1641 miles prior to the break down.

anyway after a tow to the dealership, they discovered a bad ring and pinion. looked like an assembly problem, according to the mechanic, and they order a new ring and pinion. ford over rode the order and decided to ship a whole new rear axle assembly.

while they had the car, i had the dealer replace the clutch assembly as per TSB 10-19-4.

i got the car back today and drove it about 20 miles. first thing i noticed was that the clutch was much firmer. catch point was the same, as to be expected, but the pedal feel was stiffer, as if it had less assist. it might be all in my head, after 8 days without the car, but it felt firmer.

the 2nd thing i noticed was that the rear end whine (which i had experienced for a few hundred miles prior to my break down) was absent. i drove windows up and down in different speeds and gears. no whine.

so hopefully that's the end of my issues.

 

[VTXFrank]

Take it easy on your new clutch for the first 250 miles or so. Some say 500 miles, but I've noticed no issues with a regular street clutch and 250 miles.

Your feeling of a firmer clutch is probably due to the fact there was something wrong with what came on the car. It's probably done correctly now, so you have a feel you should've had in the beginning. That's the way it was for my last car.

 

[yasuro]

i realized that i was mistaken on the TSB. the pedal assembly was replaced. clutch remained the same. so basically it was just the springs on the pedal that were replaced. that would explain the firmer feel.

 

[VTXFrank]

Ahhh, gotcha. Don't worry, your leg will be used to it in no time at all. Sweet score on the whole rear end. Did you go with your stock gears or change to something else?

 

[killr3v]

It's awesome you got a whole rear end assembly. Nice.

 

[D98GT]

Congrats on getting the ride back. Mine has been at the dealer since Friday however I will POSSIBLY get it back tomorrow.

 

[yasuro]

Ahhh, gotcha. Don't worry, your leg will be used to it in no time at all. Sweet score on the whole rear end. Did you go with your stock gears or change to something else?

i had a 3.73 so i stuck with it. i lose a mile or 2 per gallon on the highway, but otherwise, it's mighty fun.